Trump, Romney party in hush-hush NY fundraiser

Mitt Romney and Donald Trump got together in New York on Thursday night for a $50,000 a person fundraiser that the Romney campaign refused to talk about — or even confirm — with the word coming in a Tweet from “the Donald.”

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“Had a great time with @Mitt Romney last night. He is focused and ready for the battle ahead. Lots of $ was raised,” said Trump, real estate mogul, reality TV host, and promoter of theories about President Obama’s birth, birthplace and citizenship.

Romney is extraordinarily secretive about his fundraising forays.

Earlier this month, the campaign refused to answer Northwest press queries about a big-ticket fundraiser in Medina. Reporters traveling to New York with Romney on Thursday were told nothing of the Trump event.

The 24 hours since the U.S. Supreme Court upheld health care reform have been lucrative for the Republicans.

The Romney campaign claims to have raised $4.6 million after Romney promised to repeal “Obamacare” even though the Affordable Care Act is patterned after a plan Romney put into effect as governor of Massachusetts.

And money is moving from Macau to Main Street-U.S.A. Las Vegas-based casino mogul Sheldon Adelson has pledged $10 million to the Koch brothers. The oil billionaires are vowing to raise $395 million to support Romney and Republican candidates.

Earlier this month, Adelson — whose most lucrative casino property is in the Chinese enclave of Macau — pledged $10 million to the Romney “SuperPAC” Restore Our Future, Politico reported.

Romney and “The Donald” have enjoyed a curious relationship. Trump endorsed Romney at a Trump casino in Las Vegas just before the Nevada Republican caucuses. Ann Romney wore a frozen smile and appeared working hard to suppress giggles.

Trump expounded on his “birther” beliefs at a later Las Vegas event with Romney, which was closed to media coverage.

Earlier this year, asked about Trump, Romney replied: “You know, I don’t agree with all the people who support me. My guess is they don’t agree with everything I believe in. But I need to get to 50.1 percent or more, and I’m appreciative to have the help of a lot of good people.”

David Axelrod, chief strategist for President Barack Obama's reelection campaign.

The Trump fundraiser was touted in advance — by Trump. He tweeted on Tuesday: “Looking forward to the ‘Dinner with Mitt and Donald’ later this week. On the same day, Romney traveling press aide Rich Gorka declared: “That won’t be happening this week.”

David Alexrod, President Obama’s chief strategist, mused last month: “I don’t have the requisite degrees to climb into Donald Trump’s head or even his hair, so I don’t know what motivates him.”